Новости за 24.02.2016

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday he did not expect Congress to lift the half-century-long embargo against Cuba this year but it could happen under a new president, if there are changes in Havana.

(Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday that he has a "treatable form" of prostate cancer but said it would not interfere with his official duties.

(Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday that he has a "treatable form" of prostate cancer but said it would not interfere with his official duties.

PARIS (Reuters) - France is seeking 1.6 billion euros ($1.76 billion) in back taxes from U.S. Internet giant Google , criticized for its use of aggressive tax optimization techniques, a source at the finance ministry said on Wednesday.

(Reuters Health) - Building exercise into lessons might help kids get better grades, especially when the task at hand requires memorization, a small Dutch study suggests.

(Reuters Health) - Building exercise into lessons might help kids get better grades, especially when the task at hand requires memorization, a small Dutch study suggests.

NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Creditors fighting Argentina in U.S. courts for more than a decade over defaulted debt have reached a $5 billion agreement to settle the dispute, a lawyer representing the investors said on Wednesday.

NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Creditors fighting Argentina in U.S. courts for more than a decade over defaulted debt have reached a $5 billion agreement to settle the dispute, a lawyer representing the investors said on Wednesday.

* Competition watchdogs taking tougher stance on telecoms M&A

BARCELONA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - A new qualifying format will shake up the Formula One starting grids this season, adding to the stress on teams and drivers and making races more exciting, strategists said on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge has pledged his future to the club despite manager Juergen Klopp having publicly criticised the striker's attitude towards his injury problems.

BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Without reductions in planet-warming emissions, blistering heat waves of the strength that now typically occur once every 20 years could happen annually on 60 percent of the Earth's land areas by 2075, scientists have warned.

ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne plans to protest to sport's highest tribunal about the number of observers who will be allowed into the hall for Friday's election, saying he believed they were working for his rivals.

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Ride-hailing service Didi Kuaidi, a Chinese rival to Uber, plans to raise about $1 billion in its latest fundraising round, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.

GENEVA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The United States won a ruling against India at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday after challenging the rules on the origin of solar cells and solar modules used in India's national solar power programme.

HAVANA (Reuters) - The two countries sponsoring Colombian peace talks said negotiations were back on track on Wednesday after they were thrown into disarray last week when rebel negotiators appeared in public escorted by armed and uniformed guerrillas.

AMSTERDAM, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Delta Lloyd CEO Hans van der Noordaa said on Wednesday the Dutch central bank, the DNB, was "happy" with the company's plan to issue 650 million euros ($716 million) worth of new shares to boost its level of solvency.

TORONTO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index tumbled to a one-week low on Wednesday as lower oil prices weighed on the resource-linked market, and weaker-than-expected bank earnings dragged down financial stocks.

TORONTO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index tumbled to a one-week low on Wednesday as lower oil prices weighed on the resource-linked market, and weaker-than-expected bank earnings dragged down financial stocks.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five months ago, Facebook Inc began trying to transform its picture-sharing app, Instagram, into a money-making business. Since then, Instagram has attracted more than 200,000 advertisers, the company announced Wednesday, a clear sign of its potential for significantly contributing to Facebook’s revenue.

LONDON - Shares fall sharply as oil prices drop after Saudi Arabia effectively rules out output cuts by major producers, lifting investor appetite for low-risk assets such as the Japanese yen and gold. (GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 5), updated throughout the day, 620 words)

* Sets 2016 capex of $1.3 bln-$1.8 bln, down 57 pct from 2015

TORONTO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada reported a weaker-than-expected profit on Wednesday as the oil price crash forced the lender to set aside more money to cover potential bad loans, sending the stock to its biggest one-day fall in seven years.

Airbus Group has performed a partial U-turn on plans to cut production of its profitable A330 aircraft as it posted 2015 profits in line with expectations. As Hayley Platt reports it's also warning Britain there could be consequences to a "Brexit."

Airbus Group has performed a partial U-turn on plans to cut production of its profitable A330 aircraft as it posted 2015 profits in line with expectations. As Hayley Platt reports it's also warning Britain there could be consequences to a "Brexit."